Docent is a technology company that operates a contemporary art platform, primarily accessed via a smartphone application. It leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to provide personalized art recommendations to users, helping them discover and collect modern art pieces. The platform connects a curated community of galleries and institutions, offering diverse programming and facilitating interactions between art collectors, galleries, and artists.
ANKA is an e-commerce platform dedicated to the discovery, buying, and selling of African fashion, arts, and crafts. Founded with the mission to connect creators and enthusiasts of African culture, ANKA enables users to engage with a diverse range of products, including clothing, jewelry, and art. The platform serves as a marketplace that facilitates direct transactions between buyers and sellers globally, ensuring a user-friendly and secure experience. ANKA aims to support African creators by providing them with opportunities to thrive in their crafts while allowing customers worldwide to appreciate and acquire unique African creations. Based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, ANKA has established itself as a significant player in promoting and celebrating African artistry.
ANKA
Debt Financing in 2023
ANKA is an e-commerce platform dedicated to the discovery, buying, and selling of African fashion, arts, and crafts. Founded with the mission to connect creators and enthusiasts of African culture, ANKA enables users to engage with a diverse range of products, including clothing, jewelry, and art. The platform serves as a marketplace that facilitates direct transactions between buyers and sellers globally, ensuring a user-friendly and secure experience. ANKA aims to support African creators by providing them with opportunities to thrive in their crafts while allowing customers worldwide to appreciate and acquire unique African creations. Based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, ANKA has established itself as a significant player in promoting and celebrating African artistry.
RENAISSANCE
Seed Round in 2023
Renaissance enables companies and artists to use Web3 technologies such as NFTs to provide connected experiences to their audiences.
UVL is a creative studio specializing in designing emotional Non-Fungible Token (NFT) experiences. It offers immersive NFT experiences accessible on any device, helping brands enhance recognition, drive sales, and build loyalty cost-effectively.
Singulart
Series B in 2021
Singulart is an online art gallery platform connecting global art enthusiasts with emerging artists worldwide. It empowers artists to independently manage sales, while offering collectors a diverse range of artwork, fostering cultural exploration and inspiration.
Carré d'artistes
Venture Round in 2018
Carré d'artistes operates contemporary art galleries in the Netherlands, specifically in Amsterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht, showcasing original works from nearly 50 international artists. The galleries emphasize a diverse range of styles, techniques, and formats, ensuring that there is artwork to suit various tastes and spaces. Each artist is carefully curated for their originality and distinctive style, allowing visitors to engage with a unique artistic experience. Additionally, Carré d'artistes offers the service of framing paintings, enhancing the convenience for customers looking to purchase original art.
AD Education
Venture Round in 2016
AD Education is a service platform for higher education institutions that specialize in training for careers in design and related fields, including fashion design, communication strategy, architecture, graphic arts, media and digital, audiovisual, culture and luxury. The network comprises seven institutions and 11 campuses, with a campus in Italy, and serves professionals and jobseekers seeking to enhance skills or reorient their careers in creative disciplines.